When fatal crashes happen

Of the 41,025 road deaths recorded in 2023, the single deadliest hour was 8pm (2,525 deaths) and the deadliest month was October (3,811).

By hour of day

12am

1,626

1am

1,510

2am

1,597

3am

1,274

4am

1,114

5am

1,362

6am

1,465

7am

1,234

8am

1,037

9am

1,062

10am

1,220

11am

1,261

12pm

1,517

1pm

1,573

2pm

1,888

3pm

1,971

4pm

2,026

5pm

2,271

6pm

2,393

7pm

2,365

8pm

2,525

9pm

2,467

10pm

2,153

11pm

1,833

By month

January

3,026

February

2,861

March

3,029

April

3,348

May

3,541

June

3,497

July

3,698

August

3,740

September

3,699

October

3,811

November

3,342

December

3,433

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Crashes with an unknown hour are excluded from the hourly chart, so it sums to slightly less than the national total.